Cerro Gordo

Cerro Gordo

(sā`rō gōr`thō), mountain pass, E Mexico, on the road between Veracruz and Xalapa, site of a decisive battle (Apr. 17–18, 1847) of the Mexican War. General Santa Anna, having established himself firmly at and behind the pass, attempted to halt the advance of Gen. Winfield ScottScott, Winfield,1786–1866, American general, b. near Petersburg, Va. Military Career

He briefly attended the College of William and Mary, studied law at Petersburg, and joined the military......Click the link for more information. from Veracruz to Mexico City. Although the Mexicans thought their position impregnable, the Americans were able to rout the weak left flank and take the pass from the rear. Santa Anna was defeated, and Xalapa occupied. Capt. Robert E. Lee (who scouted out a route for the flanking movement) and Lt. U. S. Grant took part in the battle.

Minera Penasquito negotiated an agreement for use of the land prior to the construction of the mine, however, in 2009 the Cerro Gordo Ejido commenced an action against Penasquito in Mexico's agrarian courts challenging the land use agreement.

Negotiations are continuing between Minera Penasquito and authorized representatives of the Cerro Gordo Ejido and the Company remains confident that a mutually beneficial settlement of the land claim will be reached.

The 86-year-old retiree, who lives in the Cerro Gordo community east of Cottage Grove, proudly wore her Dennis Kucinich lapel button at Sunday's rally in Eugene for the long shot Democratic presidential candidate.

Goldcorp has recently received notice from a Canadian law firm purporting to represent the Cerro Gordo Ejido threatening to commence litigation against Goldcorp in Canada concerning these same lands, in an apparent effort to disrupt the ongoing negotiations and legal process from continuing under the auspices of the Mexican judicial system.

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